Geni offers the best family tree experience anywhere. Part of what makes it so great is it’s customizability. Here’s a simple walkthrough on how to make your tree display the way that works for you:
By default, Geni displays your tree in a vertical view that allows complex relationships like aunts, uncles, and cousins to be displayed. By pressing the button illustrated above, you can switch the display to show a simplified five generation horizontal representation of the tree or a fan chart view.
Here is an example of a horizontal/pedigree display.
Here is an example of a fan chart display.
You can further customize the display by clicking the gear icon at the left of the screen.
Under "Generations to Display" column, you can use the slider to adjust the number of generations of ancestors and descendants to display or enter the number in the box to the right. Also, you can toggle on and off displaying only direct ancestors. Note: Keep in mind that the fan chart view is limited to 4-7 generations of ancestors and the horizontal/pedigree view always displays 4 generations of ancestors.
The "Customize" tab can be used to adjust the font size and colors in the tree:
Preview of large fonts and the Mahogany color scheme. Note: The "Customize" tab is only available in the vertical and horizontal display.
Choosing the Custom color scheme allows you to select from a wide range of color palettes for male nodes, female nodes, unknown-gender nodes, and the background.
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